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NEW DELHI : India dropped off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and brought in seam-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur for their second match of the 50-overs World Cup against Afghanistan on Wednesday.
India vs Afghanistan, Cricket World Cup Live Updates: With Shubman Gill ruled out of the game due to dengue, Ishan Kishan will get another opportunity at the top of the order as India take on Afghanistan in their second match of World Cup 2023 on Wednesday. In the previous match, India brushed off a nervy start in their 200-run chase to beat Australia by six wickets. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli scored half-centuries and stitched together a crucial partnership to guide India home against Australia. Afghanistan, on the other hand, were comprehensively beaten in their opening game against Bangladesh. (Live Scorecard | Points Table)
Buoyed by their win over Australia in their opening, India aim to make it two wins out of two in World Cup 2023 as they take on minnows Afghanistan in New Delhi on Wednesday. The Rohit Sharma-led side will miss the services of opener Shubman Gill, who is reportedly fighting dengue. Ishan Kishan is likely retain his place at the top of the order. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli scored half-centuries and stitched together a crucial partnership to guide India to victory against Australia in their opening match.
Indian men's cricket team batting coach Vikram Rathour disclosed that Shubman Gill was hospitalized but as a "precaution" and he has returned to the hotel in Chennai. Gill has been battling an illness and is still in the recovery stage in Chennai. The young opening batter missed India's opening match against Australia in Chennai. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday ruled out Gill from India's clash against Afghanistan in Delhi after confirming that he stayed in Chennai under the supervision of the medical team.
After starting their ODI World Cup campaign with a six-wicket win over Australia, India will aim to continue the momentum when they take on Afghanistan in the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023 on Wednesday. The match that is set to take place at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium will see India missing the services of opener Shubman Gill, who is reportedly fighting dengue. Here is what we think could be India's playing XI for their ODI World Cup 2023 match against Afghanistan -
India captain Rohit Sharma had a bizarre start to the Cricket World Cup 2023 that saw him dismissed for a duck against Australia. It wasn't just Rohit but fellow opening batter Ishan Kishan and middle-order star Shreyas Iyer who also incurred ducks in the match. Though KL Rahul and Virat Kohli rescued India, helping the team secure a 6-wicket win, Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar wasn't pleased with what he saw from the skipper Rohit, especially considering he had hit 5 tons in the 2019 edition of the tournament.
NEW DELHI : Shreyas Iyer's number four slot is not under threat from in-form team mate KL Rahul, batting coach Vikram Rathour said on the eve of their World Cup match against Afghanistan on Wednesday.
Navigating their way through some extreme pressure moments in their tournament opener, India will be eyeing a near perfect game against a sprightly Afghanistan in the ODI World Cup in New Delhi on Wednesday. As pointed out by skipper Rohit Sharma, India's biggest challenge over the course of the league stage will be to quickly adapt to the conditions in nine different venues. After a slow and spinning track at Chepauk, a belter of a surface is expected at the Feroz Shah Kotla, where more than 700 runs were plundered in a high-scoring affair between South Africa and Sri Lanka last week.